Over the past weeks, the Syrian Army and its allies have intensified their operations against ISIS cells hiding in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert.
According to pro-government sources, during the past few days, Syrian government forces and Iranian-backed militias carried out a series of raids to the south of the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor highway and southeast of al-Mayadin. Pro-militant media outlets clam that over 10 Syrian soldiers and 15 ISIS members died in these clashes.
The Russian Aerospace Forces also resumed their strikes on ISIS targets in the desert region. Pro-opposition sources say that the Russians delivered over 100 airstrikes. Indeed, the intensity of this campaign demonstrates that the regularly resurfacing ISIS cells, which actively exploit the state of chaos on the Syrian-Iraqi border, pose a notable security threat.
Just a few days ago, the Russian Military Police established a local HQ and several positions in the Syrian town of al-Bukamal, which lies on the border with Iraq. Local sources link the increased Russian presence on the border with the recently resumed anti-ISIS operation there.
Given the de-facto collapse of security in the area on the Iraqi side of the border, the Syrian, Iraqi and Iranian-backed forces deployed near al-Bukamal and al-Qaim are now the major factor deterring the terrorists operating there. At the same time, Israel and mainstream Western propaganda argue that al-Bukamal is just the base of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and thus must be destroyed.
While the presence of Iranian-backed forces there is an open secret, attacks on them and their allies, which were repeatedly conducted by Israel and even the US-led coalition, have in fact supported the ISIS agenda.
Long live the SAA. Defenders of Syrian Sovereignty. Long live Russia Defenders of International law.
Well spoken.
For those who followed the Syrian war seriously, al Bukamal and al Mayadin have been locations that cost many casualties to Syrian military and especially Iranian Militias over the last two years. The US held these locations until recently.
Acquiring them from the left behind ISIS forces shows the US air power is no longer working that sector in protection of the terrorists.
Isis has shown its capability to disappear and survive indefinitely in a Hellish desert, yet always with plenty of food, water, weapons and logistics.. Now who could be ensuring their survival in such conditions?
Meanwhile, within the last 10 days, a huge convoy of Kurd / American oil tankers peacefully travelled toward the Iraqi frontier, invisible to all..
It is difficult to hold much optimism while the rogue, illegal forces continue to operate with impunity, but the main thing is that President Assad continues to be popular with the Real Syrians, and is going nowhere..
Today big USA convoy goes from Iraq to Syria via al -waleed…..the usual access. Sighs.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202012201081519263-us-military-equipment-transport-convoy-enters-northeastern-syria-via-iraq-reports-say/